Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdallah Bou Habib confirmed in a phone call with Australian Foreign Minister Penelope Wong, that “Israeli threats to attack and destroy Lebanon are of no use."

"How does Israel benefit from the mass killing of Palestinian civilians? Doesn't that increase their desire to react and defend themselves?" Bou Habib asked his Australian counterpart, stressing "the need for the Israeli war to stop."

"I’ve agreed with the Australian Foreign Minister on the necessity to support the diplomatic path en route to a two-state solution,” Bou Habib said.